Interdistrict / Intradistrict Transfer Requests

 

 

Interdistrict Transfer Requests (Students not within SLV residence)

 

Interdistrict Transfer Requests are for students who live in SLVUSD and would like attend a school in a different district, or vice-versa, the Interdistrict Transfer Request for Schools of Santa Cruz County form, below, needs to be completed and returned to the Instructional Services Department at [email protected] annually. 

Interdistrict Transfer Request for Schools of SC County - English - UPDATED 8-14-25

Interdistrict Transfer Request for Schools of SC County - Spanish - UPDATED 8-14-25

If you live within the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District (SLVUSD) but want your student to attend a school in a different school district, follow these steps:  

1. Get a Interdistrict Transfer Request Form here or pick up a paper copy form the District office at 325 Marion Avenue Ben Lomond, CA 95005 w/ the Instructional Services department.
2. Fill out the form entirely, any section left blank will cause the form to be sent back for completion. 
3. Return the completed form to San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District via email: [email protected]
4. SLVUSD will review your request. If approved, SLVUSD will directly forward the application to your requested district for final review. 

IDT’s received within 15 days before the start of the school year, guardians will be notified of the final decision within 30 days from the IDT receipt date. For IDT’s received more than 15 days before the beginning of the school year, guardians will be notified of the final decision no later than 14 days after the beginning of instruction for the school year that the IDT was applied for. 

In some cases, IDT approval or denial won't be completed until late summer or after the school year begins.

For families seeking to leave SLV, the process begins with SLV. For families seeking to come into SLV, the process begins within your resident school district. Here is a list of district and their respective contact information:

Bonny Doon Union Elem: 1492 Pine Flat, Santa Cruz, 95060; 831-427-2300 (Attn: Mari Hubbs)    

Happy Valley Elementary: 3125 Branciforte Drive, Santa Cruz, 95065; 831-429-1456 (Attn: Donna Walker)    

Live Oak School District: 984-1 Bostwick Lane, Santa Cruz, 95062; 831-475-6333 (Attn: [email protected]  

Mountain Elementary: 3042 Old San Jose Rd., Soquel, 95073; 831-475-6812 (Attn: Rachel Matthews)  

Pacific Elementary: 50 Ocean St  Davenport, CA  95017; 831-425-7002 (Attn: Chyna Darby)  

Pajaro Valley Unified: 294 Green Valley Road, Watsonville, 95076; 831-786-2100x2835 (Attn: [email protected]

Santa Cruz City Schools: 133 Mission  Street Suite 100  Santa Cruz, CA 95060; 831-429-3410 x48215 (Attn: Maria Luna) 

Scotts Valley Unified School District: 108 Whispering Pines Drive, Suite 115, Scotts Valley, CA 95066 831-438-1820 Attn:[email protected]

Soquel Union Elem. School District: 620 Monterey Ave, Capitola, 95010; 831-464-5639; (Attn: Jennifer Del Carlo)   

 For any additional questions related to Interdistrict Transfers, please contact the Instructional Services Department at 831-336-8852 ext 131 or email: [email protected]

For New students wanting to attend SLVUSD with an IDT

For new parents/guardians looking to enroll into SLVUSD can begin the process on or after January 4th, 2027 at their residence district. The paperwork must be filled out entirely and given to your residence district, that district will then share the paperwork with SLVUSD. After the paperwork is received it will be screened and approved or denied. Please see the Interdistrict Transfer: Denied or Revoked status for more information on approvals. 

Parents/guardians will be notified of the decision on the IDT paperwork by email. 

For Continuing students @SLVUSD with IDT’s

Continuing students can begin the process for continuance on or after January 4th, 2027 at their residence district. An interdistrict transfer request form must be completed every school year if you wish for your student to continue at the requested school. Guardians will be notified of the status of their IDT by email after approval is granted by the home and residence district. 

Students will not be enrolled at the requested school until

• IDT paperwork is approved by both district
• It is approved that space is available for the grade and school
• Grades, attendance, behaviour, ect. have been approved

Interdistrict Transfer: Denied or Revoked Status

An Interdistrict Transfer request is subject to denial or to be revoked by the superintendent based on any of the following criteria:

• Capacity has been met at the specific school, grade or program desired.
• The student would increase the maximum class size limit or interfere with scheduling of the incoming or existing students
• The district does not provide educational services that are appropriate to the students' needs.
• Unsatisfactory behavior
• Unsatisfactory attendance
• Unsatisfactory academic performance
• Providing incomplete, false or misleading information on the application.
• Suspension from the district as authorized by Education Code sections 48900 et seq.
• Recommendation for expulsion or expulsion from the district (Ed Code sections 48900)
• The welfare of the student and/or of students is compromised or endangered. This may include, but is not limited to, lack of before school or afterschool care.
• Any other lawful, non-arbitrary basis for the district to conclude it would be in the best interest of the student, the student’s school, or the district for the interdistrict attendance permit to be revoked.

 

Capacity

Capacity limits are set in place to allow new district residents to enroll in their residence schools throughout the year. 

• Capacity is set at 92% of students reached in said grade level or school. This percentage is based on the projected number and the actual enrollments of current and continuing students. 
• Resource Specialist Programs (RSP) will be considered capacity after the ratio of student to teacher reaches 22:1. 
• Special Day Class (SDC) will be considered capacity when the student to teacher ratio reaches 8:1

Capacity limits will be updated to new or different classes as they are established.

 

After capacity is reached at a particular grade/school/program, the district will get in contact with the parent or guardian to advise that of the capacity limit reached and to offer them to be added to the waiting list. 

 

Should the volume of pending applications surpass class size limits , the district will review requests using the following order of precedence:

• Students who have been victims of bullying (Ed code 48900 (r))
• Students who maintained continuous enrollment within the district during the immediate preceding school year. 
• Students who have siblings currency enrolled in the district
• Students who have parents employed by the district

 

Appeal Process

If the Interdistrict request is denied by the superintendent, the parents or guardians have 30 days to file for an appeal to the County Board of Education. However this appealable right is suspended for students facing active expulsion proceedings or who are currently expelled (Ed code 46601). 

 

Intra-District Transfer Request (Students within SLV residence)

If a family who lives in the Boulder Creek Elementary attendance area would like to have their child(ren) attend San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School, or vice-versa, the Application for Open Enrollment form, below, needs to be completed and returned to the Instructional Services Department at [email protected]. 

INTRA-district/Open Enrollment Form

 

Intra-district applications for SLVUSD only apply to the elementary schools and only need to be completed once during the students academic career. The application only needs to be submitted again if there is an address change. 

 

Intra-District status may be revoked due to unsatisfactory grades, attendance, or behavior.